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- ↑ ""Wonder" Team in Training". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 8, 1928. p. II-5.
- ↑ "Morgan's Bears Fall Before Bluefield's Battering Backs". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 3, 1928. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Howard Ties Blues in Bitter Battle: Bluefield Blasts Three Scoring Chances and Big Game Ends 0-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 10, 1928. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bluefield Beats Mighty Institute 13-0: Blues Practically Cinch National Gridiron Crown". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 17, 1928. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bluefield Swamps Morristown, 129–0". Baltimore Afro-American . Baltimore, Maryland. November 24, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved December 4, 2020– via NewspaperArchive
. - ↑ "Bluefield Looms As Nation's Best Team After Walloping Morehouse: Maroons Fall Before Blue Battalions By Score of 40-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1928. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
